Here are some ideas to bootstrap your first set of users on your fledgling social network:

Create a great 1 player experience. Make it so that even if you are the only user there, your product is still useful. For example LinkedIn allowed you to create an online resume on their site. Even if I did not "connect" with anyone, I am still deriving value out ...

How the Google Play Store displays download numbersGoogle Play AppStore only shows the range of downloads per app, not the actual number. And as far as I know, the services that tout having this number all do it algorithmically. Meaning, they arrive at an estimated download number by looking at sev...(more)